Moran RendelMadeira Island – A New Attractive Cruise Destination in the Regional Group of Islands – Pullmantur Cruises
All-inclusive family cruise vacations are a world-wide trend that’s becoming popular both for the prices offered and the variety of destinations, which are renewed each season. This year, Pullmantur Cruises decided to add an attractive destination – Madeira island – to the cruise ship’s destinations between October and April.
Madeira Island, the famous Portuguese island in the regional group of islands, is an archipelago that includes two settled islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) – and is the result of a volcanic eruption in the Atlantic Ocean, which turned it into such an attractive and picturesque island with gulfs and authentic villages, wild landscapes, cliffs and rocks protruding from the sea. The weather is usually good year-round, and it serves as an ideal vacation destination for the cold winter days, for many Israeli travelers as well.
Funchal, the capital of Madeira, is located on the island’s south coast and offers lively nightlife, excellent restaurants (fish and seafood), shopping areas, colorful markets, museums, parks, impressive gardens and extravagant cultural shows. Don’t miss the botanical gardens, a hike in the laurissilva (laurel forest) (a UNISCO world heritage site), Cabo da Roca cliff – Levadas, 2,500-km water ditches, and San Lorenzo Palace.
The ship’s route will include: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – Tenerife – La Palma – Funchal – Agadir, Morocco – Lanzarote – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The price starts at 641 Euro per person in a cabin for two.
Over the last two years, Pullmantur’s cruise routes have become popular in the area. The cruise company estimates the number of travelers who will enjoy cruise vacations on its ships in the winter of 2019 at 30 thousand, in this area of the earth.
Richard J. Vogel, president and CEO of Pullmantur Cruises explained: “This will be the third year in a row that we operate cruise ships in the area, a sign of our commitment to this beautiful unique destination. An ideal choice for a winter vacation due to the wonderful climate. This year we decided to include Madeira on the cruise route, an opportunity to visit one of the attractive sites in the area, which broke a record number of tourists last year.”
Pullmantur Zenith was built in 1992 for the Celebrity Cruises company, intermediate category, with room for 1828 travelers and 620 staff members, and over the years joined Pullmantur’s fleet. Its weight is 47,413 tons, its length is 208 m and it includes 12 decks. The Royal Carribean Cruise Line holds 49% of its stocks.
In January 2018, the Cruise Outlet company was appointed as the representative of Pullmantur Cruises in Israel. To order, call 03-7942000.
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